Senior Specialist Solutions Architect: AWS at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role Purpose
The Senior Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS role is based within Vodacom Business

As a part of AWS Cloud Services team, the purpose of the role is to interact with customers to gather technical requirements, architect customer infrastructure & networks, deliver solutions based on AWS cloud platform and compile solution proposal documentation in the AWS cloud services space as part of the Sales process.

Role Purpose

• The Senior Specialist: Solutions Architect, AWS role is based within Vodacom Business
• As a part of AWS Cloud Services team, the purpose of the role is to interact with customers to gather technical requirements, architect customer infrastructure & networks, deliver solutions based on AWS cloud platform and compile solution proposal documentation in the AWS cloud services space as part of the Sales process.

Your responsibilities will include:

• In partnership with the sales team, formulate and execute a sales strategy to exceed revenue objectives through the adoption of AWS.
• As a key member of the business development and sales team, ensure success in building and migrating applications, software and services on the AWS platform
• Help educate customers on the value proposition of AWS, and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud.
• Regularly meet with the internal parties; e.g. Products and Engineering teams; as well as external parties; e.g. suppliers and partners; in order to understand internal and external roadmaps, technology strategies and product strategies.

The ideal candidate for the role will have:

• The ability to help customers maximise their business value with the adoption of AWS.
• 5+ years of experience in the design and implementation of complex IT solutions (including scalable cloud-based solutions and micro services architectures).Hands on Experience with AWS
• Experience in infrastructure, database and networking architecture for highly available, Internet-scale applications
• Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with CTOs, enterprise architects, IT management, and developers
• High level of comfort communicating effectively across internal and external organisations
• Excellent Interpersonal skills.  

Key performance indicators:

• The ability to provide a solution-focused consultancy service to clients and build proposals based on Well-Architected frameworks meeting the required deadlines. This will be in support of sales and presales colleagues, which will entail the analysing of complex customer requirements. 
• Provide high-level assistance and support prior to solution implementation, during solution implementation and post solution implementation
   

This is an individual contributor role working with cross-functional teams. 

Technical / professional qualifications: 

• Matric/Grade 12  (Essential)  
• 3 year Degree in IT or Engineering related field (essential).
• 5-10 Years relevant experience in IT or Engineering (essential).  
• AWS Solution Architect Certificates; Associates, Developer, Professional.
• Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (e.g. AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, Amazon ECS, Amazon DynamoDB, AWS CodeStar, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy, AmazonElasticsearch service, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon CloudFront etc.)
• Experience in a customer-facing, sales-aligned role such as consultant, solutions engineer or solutions architect

The base location for this role is Commercial Park, Vodacom Campus, Midrand

Closing date for applications: Friday, 23 July 2021 

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.
 

Commitment from Vodacom

• Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.